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# You peoples will be broken to pieces
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "I will break your armies to pieces" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# Listen, all you distant countries
Isaiah speaks as if people in other countries can hear him. Alternate translation: "Listen, all you people in far away places" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
# arm yourselves for war and be broken in pieces; arm yourselves and be broken in pieces
This is basically the same thing, stated twice for emphasis. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "you can prepare yourselves for battle, but I will defeat you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])